Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services Book Discussion

Thu, February 27, 2025 6:00 PM - Thu, February 27, 2025 7:30 PM at Zoom

This facilitated book discussion will focus on the book Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services by author Jessica Pryce and its application to social work practice and child welfare. The discussion will center on concepts outlined in the book and provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on systemic harms caused by the child welfare system and the framework to reimagine and transform such a system. It is expected that participants who attend will have read the book. Register here.

Discussion Objectives:

1) Identify examples of bias and systemic harms in the child welfare system discussed in Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services.

2) Discover frameworks proposed in the book for re-imagining child welfare.

3) Propose specific strategies to address the impact of systemic inequities in child welfare practice based on insights from the book.